Concordia

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For Concordia confluence of Baltoro Glacier and Godwin Austen Glacier near K2 in Pakistan, see Concordia, Pakistan.

Concordia is the Latin word for "harmony," literally "with (one) heart." It has been used to refer to many things:

• Concordia was the Roman goddess of harmony.
• Concordia is the official title for the compilation of Lutheran doctrinal statements (Book of Concord) published in 1580.
• 58 Concordia, an asteroid, was named after the goddess.

Contents 1 Universities 1.1 United States of America 1.2 Canada 2 Schools 3 Place name 4 Other uses 5 See also

Universities

Many universities are named Concordia; many are Lutheran and named for the Lutheran document:

• International University Concordia Audientes, Estonia

United States of America

• Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota and its Concordia Language Villages
• In the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
  • The ten schools of the Concordia University System:
    • Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Concordia University at Austin, Austin, Texas
    • Concordia College, Bronxville, New York
    • Concordia University, Irvine, California
    • Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, Wisconsin
    • Concordia University, Portland, Oregon
    • Concordia University, River Forest, Illinois
    • Concordia University, Saint Paul, Minnesota
    • Concordia College, Selma, Alabama
    • Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska
• Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri
• Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana
• California Concordia College, Oakland, California (1906-1973)
• Concordia Senior College (1953-1977) (pre-seminary)

Canada

• Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
• Lutheran Church - Canada related
  • Concordia University College of Alberta, in Edmonton, Alberta
  • Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, in Ste. Catherines, Ontario
  • Concordia Lutheran Seminary, in Edmonton, Alberta

Schools

• Concordia College in Adelaide, South Australia
• Concordia College in Toowoomba, Queensland

Place name

As a place name, at times indicating Lutheran settlers:

• Concordia Station, a scientific research station on Dome C, Antarctica
• Concordia or Konkordiaplatz, a glacial confluence in the Bernese Oberland
• Concordia, Entre Ríos, Argentina
• Concordia Parish, Louisiana
• Concordia, Santa Catarina, Brazil
• Concordia, Kansas
• Concordia, an electoral division in Manitoba
• Concordia, Missouri
• Concordia, New Jersey
• Concordia, Pakistan
• Concordia, Sinaloa
• Concordia, South Africa

Other uses

• Concordia in commerce
  • LCMS' publishing wing, Concordia Publishing House

• Concordia in education
  • KTV Concordia is the name of a Swiss fraternity which is located in Frauenfeld, TG

• Concordia in politics
  • EUFOR Concordia was the name of an operation launched by the European Union in 2003 in the Republic of Macedonia.

• Concordia in fiction
  • TCS Concordia is the name of various ships in the computer game Wing Commander.
  • Concordia class fleet carrier of the Wing Commander (computer game) universe

• Concordia in music
  • Concordia (Singing Group) is the name of a barbershop-style singing group.

• Concordia in beverages
  • Concordia (drink) is a Peruvian soft drink brand.

See also

• Concord
• Concordance
• Concorde
• Tu-144 Tupolev supersonic transport shaped like the Anglo-French Concorde

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